Bardsley Ancestors of Ruth and Florence Paget - Virtual Genealogy Project by Ruth Paget

Bardsley Ancestors of Ruth and Florence Paget – Virtual Genealogy Project by Ruth Paget 

My mother’s grandpa Bardsley lived with her family at the end of his life and loved doing crossword puzzles. He showed my mother Beatrice Pennington how to do them, and she still starts her day doing the newspaper crossword puzzle and the New York Times crossword puzzle on Sunday. 

G1 below refers to generation 1 and so on.

G1 – Florence Paget 

-daughter of Laurent Paget and Ruth Pennington 

G2 – Ruth Pennington 

-daughter of Clarence Pennington and Beatrice May Sawle 

-Ruth's sister Kathleen has worked as a printer for the Atlanta Journal and Constitution newspaper.  

G3 – Beatrice May Sawle 

-daughter of Frank Henry Sawle and Daisy May Bardsley 

-My mother worked as a newspaper printer, most notably for the Detroit (Michigan) Free Press and various ethnic newspapers in Detroit. She was working for the Unique Press, which printed the Michigan Chronice, a black newspaper, when Rosa Parks sat down on the bus; the press was immediately stopped to cover the story. The large Detroit newspapers were on strike at the time, letting the Michigan Chronicle scoop the story.

G4 – Daisy May Bardsley 

-daughter of Edward Charles Bardsley and Etta Pearl Carpenter -My grandmother worked as a newspaper printer Born: April 25, 1905 Died: April 14, 1984, buried in Arena Cemetery, Arena, Iowa County, Wisconsin 

G5 – Edward Charles Bardsley

-son of James Edward Bardsley and Anna C. Charlesworth 

Born: July 31, 1863 in Blue Mounds, Dane County, Wisconsin 

Died: July 32, 1949 in Black Earth, Dan County, Wisconsin 

G6 – James Edward Bardsley 

-son of William Stevenson Bardsley and Betty Harrison -Immigrant to the US Born: August 1, 1843 in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England, UK 

Died: April 16, 1892 in Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin (Lived in Black Earth and Springfield, Wisconsin) 

By Ruth Paget, author Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France

McFarland Ancestors of Ruth and Florence Paget - Virtual Genealogy Project by Ruth Paget

McFarland Ancestors of Ruth and Florence Paget – Virtual Genealogy Project by Ruth Paget 

My Scottish and modern-day Northern Irish ancestors were most probably Presbyterians when they immigrated to the United States, the national faith of Scotland and Northern Ireland. In Wisconsin, they are a famous family for founding McFarland, Wisconsin outside Madison.

I found most of the information for this virtual genealogy project in cemetery records, which sometimes differ from county records, because burials often happen after the filing of death certificates.

G1 here refers to generation 1 and on back through history. 

G1 – Florence Paget 

-daughter of Laurent Paget and Ruth Pennington 

G2 – Ruth Pennington 

-daughter of Clarence Pennington and Beatrice May Sawle 

G3 – Beatrice May Sawle 

-daughter of Frank Sawle and Daisy May Bardsley 

G4 – Frank Sawle 

-son of William Stephen Sawle Sr and Jeanette Scott Hodgson 

born: 1901 

died: 1996 

G5: Jeanette Scottt Hodgson 

-daughter of Jonathan Hodgson and Elizabeth E. “Lizzie” McFarland born: 1866 died: 1948, Arena, Wisconsin, Dane County

G6 –Elizabeth E. “Lizzie” McFarland

-daughter of George A. McFarland and Janett Scott 

born: January 8, 1840 

died: May 30, 1840 

G7 – George A. McFarland 

-son of Robert McFarland and Elizabeth Sinclair -settler of McFarland, Wisconsin born: January 22, 1802 in Hopewell, New York died: October 6, 1884 in town of McFarland, Wisconsin Note: Obelisk Tombstone Inscription reads Born in the Town of Hopewell, New York 

G8 – Robert McFarland Sr 

-son of James McFarland and Elizabeth Cooke (cemetery note in Hopewell, New York) 

 born: 1773 or 1776

died: August 2, 1859 buried at South Kortright Cemetary, South Kortright, Delaware county, New York 

(Note: Married Elizabeth Sinclair (1784 – 1860) in 1800.

G9 – James McFarland 

-son of Robert McFarland and Jennet (or Jenette) Scott 

born: c. 1675 in Scotland or Northern Ireland 

died: 1751 in Donegal Township, Pennsylvania (information online from will) 

G10 – Robert McFarland Immigrant from Northern Ireland to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (from will) 

By Ruth Paget, author Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France Died: in Donegal Township, Pennsylvania

Hodgson Ancestors of Ruth and Florence Paget - Virtual Genealogy Project by Ruth Paget

Hodgson Ancestors of Ruth and Florence Paget – Virtual Genealogy Project by Ruth Paget 

Among my Hodgson cousins there are many missionaries I was told by my great-aunt Winifred Sawle. She shared with me her sister’s genealogy of the Hodgson family when I was doing a family history project for my history class at Jane Addams Junior High School in Royal Oak, Michigan. 

I developed this genealogy for the Hodgson family using online public records. I am working on a mother lines project for both sides of my family. I am gathering facts at this point, but would love it if the older people in my family would write up their memories of the people they know to fill out the biographies.  

Genealogy morphs into oral history doing family memories. A great topic to discuss is how the family set up food systems for the family throughout history.  

Some ideas to consider when thinking about a food system are included in the following blog by the World Food Program.  https://www.wfp.org/food-systems  I am also proving a link to some detailed yet useful information from the National Institues of Health to consider about a family food system: 

 https://ods.od.nih.gov/HealthInformation/nutrientrecommendations.aspx

G1 refers to generation 1.

 

G1 – Florence Paget

-daughter of Laurent Paget and Ruth Pennington 

G2 – Ruth Pennington

-daughter of Clarence Pennington and Beatrice May Sawle 

G3 – Beatrice May Sawle 

-daughter of Frank Sawle and Daisy May Bardsley 

G4 – Frank Sawle 

-son of William Stephen Sawle Sr and Jeanette Scott Hodgson 

born: 1901 

died: 1996, Arena, Wisconsin, Iowa County 

G5 – Jeanette Scott Hodgson 

-daughter of Jonathon Hodgson and Elizabeth E “Lizzie” McFarland 

born: 1866 

died: 1948, Arena, Wisconsin, Iowa County 

G6: Jonathan Hodgson 

-son of Richard Charles Hodgson III and Jane Dixon Wright 

born: July 4, 1837

died: November 23, 1901 

G7: Richard Charles Hodgson III 

Immigrant to the United States in October 1845.

Born: 1797 

Died: 1881, Arena, Wisconsin, Iowa County 

Born in Barmston, East Riding of Yorkshire, Unitary Authority, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (Mentioned as Thornton, England in obituary) The obituary online also states that he was a Baptist who converted to Adventism) 

Ruth Paget note:  The Adventist Diet is important for the Sawle and Hodgson families and may be responsible for the longevity of Richard Charles Hodgson.  Information about this diet follows:

https://www.seventhdayadventistdiet.com/

Spouse: Jane Dixon Wright 

Born: 1800 

Died: 1875 

The following Clan Hodgson website brings “all things Hodgson” together:

https://www.thehodgsonclan.com/hodgson-origins

By Ruth Paget, author Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France

Sawle Ancestors of Ruth and Florence Paget: Virtual Genealogy Project by Ruth Paget

Sawle Family Ancestors of Ruth and Florence Paget by Ruth Paget 

I used online public records in the United States to put together this virtual genealogy project on my Sawle ancestors from Cornwall, England. The Sawles were famous as ship captains of Celtic origin.

G1 refers to generation 1. David Sawle wrote a genealogy of the family in England, which I will add to this first step of information gathering. 

G1 – Florence Paget 

-daughter of Laurent Paget and Ruth Pennington 

G2 – Ruth Pennington 

-daughter of Clarence Pennington and Beatrice May Pennington 

G3 – Beatrice May Sawle 

-daughter of Frank Sawle and Daisy May Bardsley  

G4 – Frank Henry Sawle 

-son of William Stephen Sawle Sr and Jeanette Scott Hodgson 

Born: 1901 

Died: 1996 

G5 – William Stephen Sawle Sr 

-son of Captain Stephen Sawle and Margaret Dunn Rowe 

Born: 1858

Died: 1955 

G6 – Captain Stephen Sawle 

Immigrant to the United States. Entered the United States at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.  Settler of Arena, Wisconsin

Born: 1830, Porscatho, England 

Died: 1910, Arena, Wisconsin, Iowa County 

Spouse: Margaret Dunn Rowe 

Born: 1835, Tregony, Cornwall, England 

Married: January 29, 1857 in Cuby, Cornwall 

Died: March 1, 1909 in Arena, Wisconsin, Iowa County 

Margaret Dunn Rowe lived in Veryn, Cornwall and Gerrans, Cornwall before coming to the US with Captain Stephen Sawle. They entered the US at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 

I will consult David Sawle’s genealogy for further information about the Sawle family in England. 

By Ruth Paget, author Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France

Pizza Stone Economics by Ruth Paget

Pizza Stone Economics by Ruth Paget 

One kitchen item that my family uses all the time and is very happy with is a pizza stone for baking frozen pizza. 

I have to admit that when my daughter Florence Paget bought the pizza stone I was not convinced of its worth. 

However, even after our first time using it, I noted that the crust on frozen pizza was crisp and crunchy and not spongy and soggy like it is when you just place the pizza on oven racks for baking. I also noted that when we used the pizza stone that the cheese on the frozen pizza was well melted, the tomato sauce was hot, and toppings like mushrooms were hot and soft. 

The crisp crust makes it easy to use a wooden pizza peel to slide the pizza off the pizza off the pizza stone and feel like a Neapolitan doing it. A crisp crust also makes it easy to use a roller pizza cutter. 

Eating frozen pizza cuts down meal costs. For years my family has eaten frozen vegetable pizza once a week. If you save even $5 a week on a weekly pizza night that turns into $260 saved in a year. (52 weeks x $5) 

The $260 saved can be used for holiday meals or invested in things like a family vacation and college expenses. This money does not pay for everything, but it helps. It can certainly pay for valet parking, if you go to Disneyland or a bus trip there for a high school graduation trip. 

A big added savings is using less energy to cook the pizza. I have noticed that pizza stones cook frozen pizza faster. I lower the temperature by 50 degrees F sometimes and can cook pizza at 350 degrees Fahrenheit, because the pizza stone retains heat and warms the entire oven. 

Energy costs are variable due to energy price changes, but if you save even $50 in a year cooking pizza at home, you can add that money to the frozen pizza savings of $260 to save a total of $310. 

My daughter Florence Paget bought a large pizza stone for $75, but you can buy them on Amazon and other cookware outlets for about $50 now. 

If your family eats frozen pizza on a weekly basis, the pizza stone will pay for itself in one year at either $75 or $50. It is also a good buy for flavor. 

By Ruth Paget, author Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France

Napoleon: A Life reviewed by Ruth Paget

Napoleon: A Life Reviewed by Ruth Paget 

Readers interested in the history that created modern France might enjoy the biography Napoleon: A Life by Andrew Roberts (869 pages in Kindle version). 

Napoleon fought 70 battles and won 63 Roberts writes. Despite losing the decisive battle at Waterloo, the values of the French Revolution had become entrenched among the citizens of France no matter who later led the nation. 

Roberts enlivens the chronology of battles by writing about the generals who led them, many of whom later held positions of power when Napoleon declared himself emperor.  

Roberts writes about Napoleon’s military genius strategy of breaking up a large army into smaller units that could: 

-take advantage of terrain and microclimates 

-take advantage of battle victories that could break enemy lines into smaller units

-transmit communications quicker than larger units to obtain strategic objectives. 

I especially liked Roberts’ discussion of Napoleonic reforms that still exist in modern-day France such as: 

-the Légion d’Honneur, which French citizens from all levels of society could obtain 

-the Code Napoleon, the French legal code that France still uses as well as the state of Louisiana in the United States 

-the Lycée Français, or French high school, that also operates overseas as exclusive private schools notably in Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco 

Roberts makes his biography of Napoleon read like a novel when he writes about Napoleon installing his relatives on thrones only to betray him and his mother who saves money in case relatives on thrones lose them so they have bread. 

Americans interested in Napoleon’s family might be interested to learn that his brother Joseph, the King of Spain, emigrated to the United States and lived in Bordentown, New Jersey. (See my blog on Bordentown, New Jersey for information about this town.) 

Napoleon: A Life by Andrew Roberts is a very readable biography about a turbulent time in French history that francophiles and military leaders alike might enjoy reading. 

By Ruth Paget, author Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France

UChicago list of ethnic restaurants promotes business reposted by Ruth Paget

The linguistics department at the University of Chicago put together a list of ethnic restaurants in Chicago for its students that promotes business in general.  

Other cities and towns might be interested in making a similar list.

The website follows:

https://linguistics.uchicago.edu/notes-access-interesting-food-chicago

Reposted by Ruth Paget, author Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France